U.S. suspends tariffs on Southeast Asian solar panels, renewable energy groups welcomed the move after they said the Commerce Department’s trade probe undermined progress on clean energy. The United States will allow duty-free imports of solar panel modules from four Southeast Asian countries, providing cost relief for developers of U.S. renewable energy projects. The move…
U.S. hedge fund sues LME over London nickel scandal ! Elliott Management is demanding more than $456 million in compensation from the London Metal Exchange for its decision to cancel nickel trading in March. U.S. hedge fund Elliott Management is suing the London Metal Exchange (LME) for more than $456 million in compensation for its…
Recently, Panasonic officially revealed to the media that it has delivered samples of the new 4680 cylindrical battery cells to Tesla, and began a lot of preparations before mass production. 4680 battery boom At present, global mainstream battery companies including CATL are actively following up the layout of large cylindrical batteries including 4680. According…
French renewable energy producer and developer Akuo Energy is supplying large-scale energy storage systems for the South Pacific region. Largest BESS in the South Pacific It commissioned a 29.2 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Tonga just weeks after powering a 19 MWh project in Martinique. The Tonga 1 and Tonga 2 projects,…
Large cylindrical battery/CTC and other technologies drive equipment and processing craftsmanship iteration Twh era Facing the TWh era, the single-line production capacity scale of power batteries has increased from 2-3GWh to 5-6GWh, or even more than 10 GWh, which not only tests the intelligent manufacturing capabilities of battery companies, but also drives lithium battery…
As demand for lithium metal raw materials booms with lithium battery manufacturing, recently, the Argentine Federal Tax Service announced that in order to prevent the export quotation from being too low and improve transparency, the Argentine Customs has set a reference price of US$53/kg or US$53,000/ton for lithium carbonate exports. What is the impact…
“High & Large energy storage” has gradually become a new trend in the development of the lithium battery energy storage industry. A new trend “High” refers to the high-voltage level and large-capacity battery cells of the energy storage system, “Large” refers to the current popular large-capacity lithium battery cells in the ESS industry, which…
How lithium market affects Tesla and other EV makers ! Market affect of lithium Tesla and other EV makers today rely on several different minerals for their power lithium batteries, one of which is lithium, which is mostly mined, refined and processed in China, even though lithium deposits are scattered around the world. Nonetheless,…
Panasonic sends 4680 battery samples to Tesla to prepare for mass production. Panasonic said it has shipped samples of 4680 battery cells to the automaker Tesla ahead of mass production. Panasonic detailed plans for its production schedule on the first day of the company’s annual investor event. Pilot line “A pilot line first created…
Russian electric vehicle fast battery charging facility technology is required to switch to Chinese standards According to reports, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has revised the technical requirements for fast battery charging facilities for electric vehicles lithium batteries. Now such EV battery charging stations must meet the Chinese standard GB/T, while the European…
The increase in market demand and product prices have made lithium battery ternary precursors booming ! Cathode material China’s cathode material market shipments will be 1.13 million tons in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 116%. Among them, the shipment of ternary cathode materials was 430,000 tons, an increase of 80% year-on-year. The overall market…
Portable energy storage batteries make camping “electric freedom” possible During the normalization of the epidemic, domestic short and medium distance outdoor sports have suddenly heated up, and outdoor consumption such as picnics, camping, fishing, and self-driving tours has become more and more popular, driving the upgrade and iteration of outdoor equipment. Camping electric freedom…